Braskem S.A.
Rua Eteno 1561
Polo Petroquimico de Camacari
Camacari,
BA 42810-000
Brazil - Map
Phone: 55 71 3632 5243
Fax: 55 71 3632 5047
Web Site: http://www.braskem.com.br
| Braskem S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated petrochemical cracker and thermoplastics producer primarily in Brazil. It offers olefins, such as ethylene, polymer and chemical grade propylene, butadiene, isoprene, and butene-1; aromatics comprising benzene, toluene, para-xylene, ortho-xylene, and mixed xylene; caprolactam, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, and ammonium sulfate; automotive gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas; and methyl tertiary butyl ether, solvent C9, and pyrolysis C9 primarily for manufacturing intermediate second generation petrochemical products. The company also produces electric power, steam, compressed air, and purified drinking and demineralized water. In addition, it offers polyethylene and polypropylene for use in consumer and industrial applications, such as plastic films for food and industrial packaging, bottles, shopping bags and other consumer goods containers, automotive parts, and household appliances. Further, the company engages in producing suspension polyvinylchloride (PVC) for the manufacture of pipes, fittings, laminated products, shoes, sheeting, flooring, cable insulation, electrical conduit, packaging, and medical applications; paste PVC for producing toys, synthetic leather, flooring materials, bottle caps and seals, automobile corrosion prevention treatments, and wallpaper coatings; ethylene dichloride for the manufacture of PVC; and caustic soda for aluminum, pulp and paper, petrochemicals and other chemicals, soaps and detergents, and waste treatment plants applications. Additionally, it distributes chemical and petrochemical products comprising solvents, such as aliphatic, aromatic, synthetic, and ecological solvents; polymers; and general purpose chemicals, which include process oils, chemical intermediates, blends, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and santoprene. The company, formerly known as Copene Petroquimica do Nordeste S.A., was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Camacari, Brazil. |
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| | Pay | Exercised | Mr. Bernardo Afonso de Almeida Gradin , 44
Chief Exec. Officer |
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| N/A | Mr. Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho , 39
Chief Financial Officer, VP and Investor Relations Director |
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| N/A | Mr. Mauricio Roberto de Carvalho Ferro , 43
VP and Gen. Counsel |
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| N/A | Mr. Roberto Prisco Paraíso Ramos , 62
Head of Bus. Devel. Unit and VP |
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| N/A | Mr. Luiz de Mendonça , 46
VP and Head of Polyolefins Unit |
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